Month: August 2013

Feature and Follow #12 2013

Feature and Follow #12 2013

Posted August 30, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments

Feature and Follow Friday is sponsored by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.  The purpose of this event is to learn about the two featured bloggers each week, as well as to increase your own blog following by joining in on the fun! This week’s question/activity is: If you could only have ONE – one book – for the […]

BZRK by Michael Grant

BZRK by Michael Grant

Posted August 30, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

I checked this book out from the library because I saw the sequel was available on Netgalley, and I love the Gone series by this author.  The science geek in me really ended up enjoying this book.  While really we get to know several of the characters throughout the book, we really have 2 central characters. […]

Quarantine (Alone #3) by James Phelan

Quarantine (Alone #3) by James..

Posted August 27, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

First of course I must thank both Netgalley and Kensington Books for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I enjoyed both of the other books in this series, I think maybe a trilogy?  It did kind of leave at off at what could be an ending.  You can read my review of […]

2nd Annual September is for Sequels Challenge

2nd Annual September is for Se..

Posted August 26, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

I know many of you have signed up for the September is for Sequels Giveaway Hop.  But the reason this came about is because of the idea I had last year for a challenge, (well to give credit to who I got the idea from, it was Ems Reviews Books).  I’ve really noticed that as […]

The Fallout (The Compound #2) by S.A. Bodeen

The Fallout (The Compound #2) ..

Posted August 25, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 6 Comments

First, thanks to Edelweiss and Feiwel & Friends publishing for allowing me to read an e-galley of this over the summer.  When I saw this was coming out I was very excited!  I read the first book, The Compound, back when it was nominated for one of our state library awards.  And I really liked […]

Untold (The Lynburn Legacy #2) by Sarah Rees Brennan

Untold (The Lynburn Legacy #2)..

Posted August 24, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 0 Comments

I actually thought this came out in August, so rushed to read it at the beginning of August, but now see that it isn’t to be published till September, so I’m typing this review about 20 days before you will see it! I am so thankful to Random House Books for Young Readers and Edelweiss […]

The Always War by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Always War by Margaret Pet..

Posted August 24, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 2 Comments

I’ve been a fan of Margaret Peterson Haddix since I first read Among the Hidden, the first book in the Shadow Children series.  I loved that whole series, and then got caught up in her stand alone novels, as well as her Missing series.  I’d seen this book around, and it sounded interesting.  I got […]

Unfed (Undead #2) by Kirsty McKay

Unfed (Undead #2) by Kirsty Mc..

Posted August 22, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

First I have to say thanks to Scholastic and Netgalley for allowing me to read an e-galley of this book.  I got the first book in the series last summer when I went to BEA, so was very excited to see this become available on Netgalley.  I wasn’t disappointed, I liked where the story went. […]

Waiting on Wednesday:  Doctor Sleep (The Shining #2) by Stephen King

Waiting on Wednesday: Doctor ..

Posted August 21, 2013 by Lisa Mandina in / 8 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where we spotlight upcoming releases that we’re eagerly awaiting. My choice this week is an adult novel, one of my favorite authors, Stephen King, finally has a new book coming out that sounds like one of his old ones that I loved.  Now it […]